Subject: Death of an amateur astronomer
Death of an amateur astronomer
May 5th, 2014 at 12:04 pm ESTHello Friend, One of the great joys of being in the telescope business, is that I meet so many wonderful people over the many years I've been in the business of selling telescopes. Amateur astronomers are great folks who are very friendly, and lov ...
It's time for "Let's make a deal"
May 3rd, 2014 at 5:53 am ESTHello Friend, Well, it's finally time: The Astrocats weekend has arrived. Saturday May 3rd, and Sunday May 4th. And I've got some splendid news for you. Splendid news that will save you a ton of money if you are in the market for a Meade or Celestro ...
We are gearing up for Astrocats!
May 2nd, 2014 at 11:07 am ESTHello Friend, We are gearing up for the Astrocat's show this weekend, in Hamilton this weekend,so I'll keep this short and sweet. Be sure to check your inbox tommorow for a very special, offer and one that I rarely make. But, since I've already had m ...
Watch out! The May Meade LX90 Consumer Savings Event is underway...
May 1st, 2014 at 4:21 pm ESTHello Friend, "It's tough at the top"! To paraphrase the words of one Johnny Rotten, of the ubiquitous punk band of the 1970's, the Sex Pistols. And, in the telescope industry, Meade has risen to the top several times. In fact, one of those ti ...
What you can learn from a 5 year old kid
April 30th, 2014 at 10:11 am ESTHello Friend, Five year old kids can be fascinating. Especially when they are not your own. The other day, while waiting in line in the local coffeeshop here in the North Country, a place run by "Crazy Lloyd", whom I am pretty sure is an ex motorcyc ...
Join us at the Astrocats Canadian Astronomy show, May 3rd and 4th
April 29th, 2014 at 11:38 am ESTHello Friend, The Astrocat's is better than a raccoon in an Iowa Cornfield! Better, than watching Robert Redford doing a solo performance in a 2 hour movie....(and then some). It's really where the action will be happening this upcoming weekend. Now ...
The loons have arrived!
April 28th, 2014 at 12:33 pm ESTHello Friend, Has Spring really arrived? Well, it depends where you live of course. I mean just 2 days ago, I was looking at 3 inches of fresh snow. Today, it's all gone, and sunny outside. The groundhog has hung his head in shame as well for exte ...
Is Feminism is alive and well?
April 26th, 2014 at 10:34 am ESTHello Friend, With Spring around the corner supposedly (not today though, because it just snowed last night here in the North country), we are having part of our house painted, by a very nice man, who also just happens to be single as well. As I wa ...
The perfect telescope for you
April 25th, 2014 at 12:04 pm ESTHello Friend, What's the perfect telescope to use?It's a question I am often asked by many amateur astronomers. Recently I have been quite excited, about the new generation of tablet and smartphone telescope control devicesfor some of the new Celes ...
A bargain priced scope on Kijiji?
April 24th, 2014 at 11:55 am ESTHello Friend, Everybody loves to get a bargain. No question about it And sometimes what appears to be a really good deal, can turn out to be a really bad deal. Lately, we've had a few customers buying telescopes on Kijiji, and then finding out they ...